Devotees attend prayer with burning incense and light oil lamps before break fasting during a religious festival called Rakher Upobash, Narayanganj, Bangladesh.

Devotees attend prayer with burning incense and light oil lamps before break fasting during a religious festival called Rakher Upobash, Narayanganj, Bangladesh.

Two novice monks studying inside a temple under big Buddha statue, UNESCO, Bagan, Mandalay Region, Myanmar

A novice monk holding a burning candle while praying by Buddha statue, UNESCO, Bagan, Mandalay Region, Myanmar

Rasta Woman dancing during Weekly Sabbath Celebration, School of Vision Temple, Rastafarian Community, Blue Mountains, Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica

Vietnamese girls in Ao Dai dresses drop floating candles on a river in Hue to pray for the dead, Hue, Thua Thien-Hue province, Vietnam

Asia, South East Asia, Vietnam; Hue, young women praying and wearing traditional Ao Dai dresses and Non La conical hats outside Gia Long tomb, MR

Stupa of Boudhnath,Katmandu,Nepal Buddhist monk circling around a prayer wheel.

Buddhist monk praying in front of Ganden monastery, Tibet, China (MODEL RELEASED)

Local woman circling around a prayer wheel, Boudhanath stupa, Kathmandu, Nepal (MODEL RELEASED)

Tourists praying at the Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, Yangon Region, Myanmar

South East Asia, Thailand, Chiang Mai, Wat Phan Tao temple, monks celebrating Loi Kratong festival

Evening prayer, Sahara desert, Erg Chebbi, Morocco

Thailand, Sukhothai Historical Park. Buddhist monks praying at Wat Mahathat temple at sunrise (MR)

Cambodia, Siem Reap, Angkor Wat complex. Monk meditating with Angor wat temple in the background (MR)

Buddha statue inside Joyesa Temple, Jongno-gu district, Seoul, South Korea

Girl wearing Ao Dai dress, Hanoi, Vietnam (MR)

Tibetan monks in Bodhgaya, praying under the sacred Buddha banyan tree. It was here that the Buddha had the enlightenment. India

Bhutan, Gangtey village, Rainbow over two monks with praying flags in the Phobjikha Valley (MR)

Taj Mahal, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India

Taj Mahal, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India

Devotees attend prayer with burning incense and light oil lamps before break fasting during a religious festival called Rakher Upobash, Narayanganj, Bangladesh.

Devotees attend prayer with burning incense and light oil lamps before break fasting during a religious festival called Rakher Upobash, Narayanganj, Bangladesh.

Devotees attend prayer with burning incense and light oil lamps before break fasting during a religious festival called Rakher Upobash, Narayanganj, Bangladesh.

Devotees attend prayer with burning incense and light oil lamps before break fasting during a religious festival called Rakher Upobash, Narayanganj, Bangladesh.

Devotees attend prayer with burning incense and light oil lamps before break fasting during a religious festival called Rakher Upobash, Narayanganj, Bangladesh.

Devotees attend prayer with burning incense and light oil lamps before break fasting during a religious festival called Rakher Upobash, Narayanganj, Bangladesh.

Fatih mosque, Fatih district, Istanbul, Turkey

Conehead Mantis (Empusa pennata) nymph in front of white background, Galicia, Spain

Drum session during weekly Sabbath Celebration, School of Vision Temple, Rastafarian Community, Blue Mountains, Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica

Drum session during weekly Sabbath Celebration, School of Vision Temple, Rastafarian Community, Blue Mountains, Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica

Rasta Man dancing and praying during weekly Sabbath Celebration, School of Vision Temple, Rastafarian Community, Blue Mountains, Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica

Rasta Man dancing and praying during weekly Sabbath Celebration, School of Vision Temple, Rastafarian Community, Blue Mountains, Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica

Drum session during weekly Sabbath Celebration, School of Vision Temple, Rastafarian Community, Blue Mountains, Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica

Rasta Man reading Bible, Weekly Sabbath Celebration, School of Vision Temple, Rastafarian Community, Blue Mountains, Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica

Monks during evening candle light prayer in Lhodrak Kharchu monastery, Jakar, Bumthang District, Bhutan

Monks during evening candle light prayer in Lhodrak Kharchu monastery, Jakar, Bumthang District, Bhutan

A novice monk holding a burning candle while praying by Buddha statue, UNESCO, Bagan, Mandalay Region, Myanmar

Novice monk holding a lit incense stick while praying inside a temple, UNESCO, Bagan, Mandalay Region, Myanmar

Novice monk holding a lit incense stick while praying inside a temple, UNESCO, Bagan, Mandalay Region, Myanmar

Praying Mantis (Mantis religiosa), Südtirol, Italy, Europe

Vietnamese girls in Ao Dai dresses drop floating candles on a river in Hue to pray for the dead, Hue, Thua Thien-Hue province, Vietnam

Vietnamese girls in Ao Dai dresses drop floating candles on a river in Hue to pray for the dead, Hue, Thua Thien-Hue province, Vietnam

India, Uttar Pradesh, Varanasi, Dashashwamedh Ghat - The main ghat on the Ganges River

India, Uttar Pradesh, Varanasi, Pilgrims praying in Ganges river

India, Uttar Pradesh, Sarnarth, near Varanasi, Dhamekh Stupa and ruins complex, The Stupa marks the spot where Bhuddha preached his first sermon

Japan, Honshu, Tokyo, Asakusa, Sensoji Temple, Meditating Buddha Statue

Suleymaniye Mosque, interior details. Istanbul, Turkey

Ethiopia, Gondar, Amhara Region. A man praying beside a huge juniper tree in the grounds of the famous church of Debre Berhan Selassie.

Ethiopia, Lalibela, Amhara Region. A worshipper prays at Bete Medhane Alem which is the largest ancient rock-hewn church in Lalibela. This side view shows an upper row of wide steleform windows and a...

Myanmar, Bagan. A young novice monk praying to Buddha.

Myanmar, Mrauk U. Monk praying at Dukkanthein.

Myanmar, Mrauk U. Monk praying at Dukkanthein.

Kashveti Church of St. George. Tbilisi, Georgia. Caucasus

Devotion and faith at the Holy Trinity Cathedral (Tsminda Sameba) of Tbilisi. Georgia, Caucasus

Devotion and faith at the Holy Trinity Cathedral (Tsminda Sameba) of Tbilisi. Georgia, Caucasus

Interior of the Sioni Cathedral (Cathedral of Saint Mary of Zion). Tbilisi, Georgia. Caucasus

Metekhi Church of Assumption. Tbilisi, Georgia. Caucasus

Kashveti Church of St. George. Tbilisi, Georgia. Caucasus

Kashveti Church of St. George. Tbilisi, Georgia. Caucasus

Israel, Jerusalem District, Jerusalem. Jews praying at the Western Wall fill the Kotel Plaza on Jerusalem Day, an Israeli national holiday commemorating the reunification of Jerusalem.

Israel, Jerusalem District, Jerusalem. Jews praying at the Western Wall.

India, Punjab, Amritsar, - Golden Temple, The Harmandir Sahib, Amrit Sagar - lake of Nectar (illuminated at dusk)

India, Punjab, Amritsar, - Golden Temple, The Harmandir Sahib, Amrit Sagar - lake of Nectar

India, Punjab, Amritsar, - Golden Temple, The Harmandir Sahib, Amrit Sagar - lake of Nectar

Praying Mantis (Mantis religiosa) in close up, Belgium

Nun praying with the red log cabins lived by nuns and monks covering the mountain side in the background, Seda Larung Wuming, the world's largest Tibetan Buddhist institute, Garze, Sichuan Province, C...

Kyaiktiyo Pagoda (Gold Rock) at sunset, a small pagoda built on the top of a granite boulder covered with gold leaves pasted on by devotees, Mon State, Myanmar

Israel, Jerusalem. An Orthodox Jew praying at the Western Wall.

Asia, South East Asia, Vietnam; Hue, young women praying and wearing traditional Ao Dai dresses and Non La conical hats outside Gia Long tomb, MR

Ethiopia, Amhara Region, Gondar. An Ethiopian Orthodox worshipper deep in prayer in the grounds of Debre Berhan Selassie Church at Gondar.

Ethiopia, Amhara Region, Lalibela. The faithful praying at the famous rock-hewn church of Biete Giyorgis in the early morning.

Woman walking around prayer wheel, Kathmandu, Nepal

Interior of buddhist temple, Lo Manthang, Upper Mustang region, Nepal

Buddha statues in Buddha Tooth Relic Temple, Chinatown, Singapore

A mantis placed on the stem of a flower. Montevecchia, Lecco, Lombardy,Italy,Europe.

Two young novice monks praying to Buddha in an old temple in Bagan, Mandalay region, Myanmar, (MR)

Two young novice monks praying to Buddha in an old temple in Bagan, Mandalay region, Myanmar, (MR)

Young novice monk in a buddhist temple light a candle on fire, Mandalay Region, Bagan, Myanmar, (MR)

Israel, Jerusalem. Young Orthodox Jew praying at the Western Wall for the destruction of the Holy Temple and launch into exile during the Tisha B'Av final day or 9 Av which is the most intense with Je...